Daydreaming and Fantasy (Psychology Revivals)

ISBN-13: 9781138019799 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 294 str.

Jerome L. Singer;¬Abar;¬Abar

Opis

In this provocative book, originally published in 1975, the author debates the nature and function of daydreaming in the light of his own experiments. As well as investigating what is a normal ‘fantasy-life’ and outlining patterns and types of daydreaming, he describes the role of daydreaming in schizophrenia and paranoia, examines the fantasies and hallucinations induced by drugs and also the nature of altered states of consciousness in Zen and Transcendental Meditation. Among the many topics covered, he explains how it is possible to help children enlarge their capacity for fantasy, how adults can make positive use of daydreaming and how people on the verge of disturbed behaviour are often unconscious of their own fantasies.

Advances in scientific methods and new experimental techniques had made it possible at this time to monitor both conscious daydreaming and sub-conscious fantasies in a way not possible before.

Spis treści

Part 1:  1 Daydreaming  2 Introspective Studies of Fantasy  3 Normative Studies of Daydreams  4 The Streams of Consciousness  5 The Function of Daydreaming  Part 2:  6 Childhood Origins of Daydreaming  7 Daydreaming During the Adolescent and Adult Years  8 Daydreaming and Psychopathology  9 Daydreaming and Imagery Methods in Psychotherapy  10 Daydreaming for Child Training, Education and Self-Development.  References.  Index.

O autorze

Jerome L. Singer